Mamdani's latest freebie sets off online fury as critics rip city priorities: 'Opera socialism'
"It’s all bull—- and he’s just wasting your money.""A random entertainment lottery for the poors? Now’s your chance!"But this is not the first time Mamdani has pushed his democratic socialist agenda. Kiera McDonald is a Production Assistant for Fox News Digital.
- ▪"It’s all bull—- and he’s just wasting your money.""A random entertainment lottery for the poors?
- ▪Now’s your chance!"But this is not the first time Mamdani has pushed his democratic socialist agenda.
- ▪Kiera McDonald is a Production Assistant for Fox News Digital.
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| Publication time | Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:00:12 -0400 |
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Politics Mamdani's latest freebie sets off online fury as critics rip city priorities: 'Opera socialism' Critics call the New York mayor's 'Opera for All' lottery a case of misplaced priorities By Kiera McDonald , Andrew Mark Miller Fox News Published September 28, 2026 2:00pm EDT Comments Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video ‘Seen and Unseen’: Leave it to a socialist to push a lottery for Broadway tickets Fox News contributor Raymond Arroyo discusses New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani promoting free Broadway tickets for high school students in multiple languages on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled a plan last week to give away 70,000 free tickets to the Metropolitan…
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